Pančevo: Seven Young Men Arrested for Attacking Police Officers

Police in Pančevo arrested seven young men after a physical attack on police officers who were responding to a report in Njegoševa Street in that city, reports B92, as carried by the news agency Patria.  

The incident occurred on October 16 around 2:30 a.m., when during a regular patrol of hospitality establishments in Pančevo, the assistant commander and two police officers were approached by a café guest in Njegoševa Street, who reported that an unknown person had inflicted multiple stab wounds to his chest and back with a knife, the Ministry of Interior announced.

When the police officers entered the hospitality establishment, they found seven young men who, in an attempt to flee, attacked them, and then physically assaulted five additional officers who had arrived in the meantime. During the incident, three police officers were injured, the statement adds. 

The police soon subdued the young men and brought them to official premises.  Due to the attack on police officers and a citizen, N.P. (23), L.S. (21), B.Z. (24), M.Đ. (24), M.J. (20), S.S. (23), and M.S. (19) were remanded in custody.